These dagobas, shaped like half an eggshell, are very similar to the topes of India proper.
None of the Indian topes are more than half as large as these Ceylon dagobas.
The topes of India, which were numerous, indicate that the Hindus were acquainted with the arch, both pointed and circular, which was not known to the Egyptians or the Greeks.
These topes remind one of the Pantheon at Rome in general form, but were of much smaller size.
Connected with the circular topes are found what are called rails, surrounding the topes, built in the form of rectangles, with heavy pillars.
Put dere are von or two topes on deh sheet vhat run deh uder vay.
Deh topes say 'Cam' vill nefer led dat fat punch off grafters slite out mit real money if he gan help id unt deh game iss endirely in his hands.
The finest topes in the north-west of India are ascribed to him; he was certainly a great man and a magnificent sovereign.
Of all the topes and temples which (the travellers) saw in their journeyings, there was not one comparable to this in solemn beauty and majestic grandeur.
Fa-hien does not say that there were memorial topes at all these places.
At the place where he and his father met,(2) and at that where he attained to pari-nirvana, topes were erected.
In the thirteenth chapter there is an account of one built under the superintendence of Buddha himself, "as a model for all topes in future.
At the place where he and his father met, and where he attained to pari-nirvana, topes were erected.
At the place where he and his father met, and at that where he attained to pari-nirvana, topes were erected.
In these two places also large topes have been built, both adorned with layers of all the precious substances.
But see what is said on the size of topes in chapter iii, note 4.
The places of the four great topes have been fixed, and handed down without break, since Buddha attained to nirvana.
Under the name oftopes are included the most important class of Buddhist architecture in India.
At any rate it must have been a spot of peculiar sanctity, judging both from its own magnificence, and from the number of subordinate topes grouped around it.
This, if we may judge from the representations oftopes on the sculptures, must have been surrounded by a balustrade, and was ascended by a broad double ramp on one side.
But neither these nor any other inscriptions found in the whole tope, nor in the smaller topes surrounding it (though there are as many as 250 inscriptions in all), contain any known name, or any clue to their age.
The ancient books of the North and South agree as to the places where the topes were built, and no Roman Catholic relics are so well authenticated.
It was surrounded by high brick walls, with an opening to the east, and near it stood many topes and monasteries.
Some of the topes are monolithic columns, more than forty feet high, with ornamented capitals.
Footnote 2: "The ancient edifices of Chi-Chen in Central America bear a striking resemblance to the topes of India.
At all these places topes were subsequently erected, which are still existing in the city.
The places of the four great topes have been fixed, and handed down without break, since Buddha attained to nirvâna.
Those four great topes are those at the places where Buddha was born; where he attained to Wisdom; where he began to move the wheel of his Law; and where he attained to pari-nirvâna.
At the place where he and his father met, and where he attained to pari-nirvâna, topes were erected.
When king Asoka came forth into the world, he wished to destroy the eight topes over the relics, and to build instead of them eighty-four thousand topes.
There, and where he walked in meditation and sat at the place which was his regular abode, there have been topes erected.
At the place where he and his father met, and at that where he attained to pari-nirvâna, topes were erected.
Footnote 1: Asoka is here mentioned for the first time--the Constantine of the Buddhist society, and famous for the number of vihâras and topes which he erected.
These topes consist of a slightly stilted hemispherical dome surmounting a substructure, circular in plan, which forms a sort of terrace, access to which is obtained by steps.
Among the most remarkable, and in fact almost unique features of Hindu Architecture are the so-called rails which form enclosures sometimes round the topes and sometimes round sacred trees.
Extremely early in date are some of the tumuli or topes which exist in large numbers in various parts of India.
In the district of Muttra the Law was still more flourishing, monasteries and topes were numerous and ample alms were given to the monks.
He visited the birth-places of these three Buddhas which contained topeserected in their honour.
There is one square part remaining much like the base of one of the topes to which it assimilates; the building, is of slabs of wood and stone, intervening.
Abundance of villages and topes or groves about the valley closing up with irregular barren mountains.
Very few villages have been passed, nor does the rare occurrence of topes indicate that there are many near it.
Beautiful topes exist along the river bank, between this and the cliffs before alluded to; consisting chiefly of fine mango trees, noble Fici likewise occur.
Few of the topes retain the tee, or model of a shrine, which, like a lantern, once crowned each of them.
He spelt the word Topes without the capital or letter e.
We must recollect that the Topes were built and the sculptures carved by Hindus, and that there is no representation of a Hindu doing honour to a snake; on the contrary, the snake always does homage to the Hindu.
The Topes at Sanchi form part of a large group of Topes situated between the towns of Bhilsa and Bhopul in Central India.
The Topes were erected and the sculpture wrought by the conquering race, and the others are always represented as inferior and engaged in servile employments, but not as converts to Buddhism.
But, first, a word or two in explanation of the origin and purpose of the Topes will be desirable.
Some hundreds are found in the neighbourhood of Amravati alone, and all are sepulchral; but like the Topes when adopted by the Buddhists, they were "sublimated into a symbol instead of a reality.
Mr. Topes was walking in the garden among the vines.
Nature," Mr. Topes enunciated, with a shake of the head.
Mr. Topes lowered his eyes to his plate and went on eating.
She didn't much want to go, but Mrs. Topes thought it would be good for her; so she had to.
Mr. Topes was saying something about the Pastoral Symphony.
Her father was limp and pale, like something long buried from the light; and Mr. Topes was all dry and shrivelled; and Mrs. Topes looked more than ever like something worked by clockwork.
So they say," Mr. Topes repeated in his sad, apologetic voice, and helped himself in his turn.
Mrs. Topes did not permit the sucking of moustaches.
Mr. Topes began timorously and tentatively, but his host went on without listening.
Mrs. Topes talked on; she was keeping up her morale.
Some of the topes along this gentle river grew so thickly that not the faintest ray of light found its soft way among them; the deepest shade was there, and only in one of these could I trace any vestiges of living beings.
The moon was near the full, and rising high above the many rich green topes of palms, and gorgeous plantains, lit up the peaceful scene with radiance not of earth.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "topes" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
